Kansas Statutes 40-2133. Same; definitions
As used in Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 40-2132 through 40-2137, and amendments thereto: (a) “Asset disregard” means, with regard to the state‘s medical assistance program, disregarding any assets or resources in an amount equal to the insurance benefit payments that are made to or on behalf of an individual who is a beneficiary under a qualified long-term care insurance partnership policy.
(b) “Long-term care insurance policy” means a policy as defined in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 40-2227, and amendments thereto.
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 40-2133
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of insurance. See Kansas Statutes 40-2118
- Medicaid: means the medical assistance program operated by the state under title XIX of the federal social security act. See Kansas Statutes 40-2118
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Plan: means the Kansas uninsurable health insurance plan created pursuant to this act. See Kansas Statutes 40-2118
- Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(c) “Long-term care partnership program” means a qualified state long-term care insurance partnership as defined in section 1917(b) of the social security act, 42 U.S.C. § 1396p.
(d) “Long-term care partnership program policy” means a qualified long-term care insurance policy that the commissioner of insurance certifies as meeting the requirements of section 1917(b) of the social security act, 42 U.S.C. § 1396p, section 6021 of the federal deficit reduction act of 2005, public law 109-171, and any applicable federal regulations or guidelines.
(e) “Medicaid” means the program of medical assistance operated by the state under title XIX of the federal social security act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1396 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(f) “State plan amendment” means the amendment to the state’s medicaid state plan implementing the state qualified long-term care insurance partnership program authorized in section 6020 of the federal deficit reduction act of 2005, public law 109-171, and any applicable federal regulations or guidelines.